Jerry Weintraub | "Ocean's Eleven" Script Archive

Description

An archive of script revisions dated from February 1998 to October 2000, covering the development of Ocean's Eleven (Warner Bros., 2001), which was produced by Jerry Weintraub and directed by Steven Soderbergh.

A remake of the Rat Pack vehicle Ocean's 11 (Warner Bros., 1960), the film grossed over $450 million at the box office and was followed by multiple sequels.

Scripts in this archive, housed in a banker's box, include:

Script by Steven Carpenter dated February 5, 1998. Approximately 140 pages.
Script by Carpenter dated February 20, 1998. Approximately 130 pages. (Two copies.)
Script by Carpenter dated April 1, 1998. Approximately 120 pages.
Script by Carpenter dated April 1, 1998 (reformatted version). Approximately 130 pages. (Two copies.)
Script by Carpenter dated May 21, 1998. Approximately 120 pages. Script is dedicated "For Frank Sinatra" (the singer and star of the original film died on May 14, 1998). Approximately 120 pages.
Script by Carpenter dated June 1, 1998. Includes a two-page breakdown of the principal characters (very different from the filmed version) and a one-page map of the proposed Las Vegas setting. Approximately 110 pages.
Script by Carpenter dated June 1, 1998 (reformatted version). Approximately 120 pages.
Script by Ted Griffin dated September 10, 1999. Approximately 130 pages.
Script by Griffin dated October 22, 1999. Approximately 130 pages.
Script by Griffin dated November 1, 1999. Black pen on the spine indicates this is the "CB Notes" version. Approximately 130 pages.
Script by Griffin dated November 1, 1999 (reformatted version). Approximately 140 pages.
Script by Griffin dated October 4, 2000. Approximately 130 pages.

Also includes the spec script, Honor Among Thieves, by George Nolfi, which was rewritten to be the sequel film Ocean's Twelve (Warner Bros., 2004).

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